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1973 Map of Galleta Flat West

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Galleta Flat West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Rincon Mountains and Little Rincon Mountains dominate this 1970s landscape along the Pima Co Cochise Co border. Managed largely within the Coronado National Forest and the eastern fringes of the Saguaro National Monument, the terrain is defined by rugged canyons like Cunaro Canyon and Cornfield Canyon. Grounded in the mid-century ranching and spiritual life of the region, the map identifies isolated outposts such as Mackenzie Ranch and the Ashrama Ranch, alongside the White Cross Cemetery south of Agua Verde Creek.

Water is a critical, localized resource here, evidenced by named features like Alloyd Spring, Canoa Spring, and Kiper Spring. For the historian, the network of a Jeep Trail and various unnamed paths across Galleta Flat reveals the ways this high-desert environment was navigated before more modern infrastructure. These details, including scattered Prospects and the Rock Pile Tank, reflect a long-standing pattern of seasonal use and small-scale resource extraction typical of the Arizona borderlands.